Hypochondria Definition: Belief that one is ill or will become ill when illness is not present nor likely Category: Somatoform Disorder Signs You go to the doctor and seek examinations repeatedly Obsessive over health research Continuously talking about your suspected diseases with family and friend You switch doctors often You have social anxiety and strained relationships You obsesses over health research You obsessively check your body for signs You experience emotional distress You have substance abuse problems Symptoms Fearful or anxious about having an undiagnosed disease or condition Worrying that you have become ill ThInking you have a disease after reading or hearing about it Causes of Disorder It's thought that personality, life experiences, upbringing and inherited traits may all play a role. In some cases it is a genetic trait, and in other cases children who see their parents exhibit hypo-chondria show similar signs when they become adults. General Public Perception They tend to stay away from people that have hypochondria because all they do is worry about their symptoms and believe their sick. Treatments Psychological counseling Education Medications-SSRIs, Prozac, Paxil, Anafranil, Tofranil
Definition: Belief that one is ill or will become ill when illness is not present nor likely
Category: Somatoform Disorder
Signs
You go to the doctor and seek examinations repeatedly
Obsessive over health research
Continuously talking about your
You switch doctors often
You have social anxiety and strained relationships
You obsesses over health research
You obsessively check your body for signs
You experience emotional distress
You have substance abuse problems
Symptoms
Fearful or anxious about having an undiagnosed disease or condition
Worrying that you have become ill
ThInking you have a disease after reading or hearing about it
Causes of Disorder
It's thought that personality, life experiences, upbringing and inherited traits may all play a role. In some cases it is a genetic trait, and in other cases children who see their parents exhibit hypo-chondria show similar signs when they become adults.
General Public Perception
They tend to stay away from people that have hypochondria because all they do is worry about their symptoms and believe their sick.
Treatments
Psychological counseling
Education
Medications-SSRIs, Prozac, Paxil, Anafranil, Tofranil
Additional site:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypochondria/DS00841
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/9983.php
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001236.htm
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